Crochet Hello Kitty Hat

It’s been a while since I’ve posted a crochet project, but I just completed this Hello Kitty hat for my friend Lexi at vesseluntohonor.com. I miscounted while making the body, so it’s a little lumpy and too big, but I still think it turned out cute. She likes it anyway and that’s what matters!

I had a hard time getting the whiskers to look porportional, but what really redeemed the hat was using Bernat Pipsqueak Yarn. Yes, it’s hard to see your stitches, but the hat turned out so soft and furry-looking that it was worth it.

It’s really difficult! I mess up quite a few stitches before finding a rhythm. You wind up going more by feel than sight once you get the hang of it. I also made an amigurimi horse out of the same yarn so it can be done. By the way, where did you find the yarn? MIL and I have both looked for it to no avail and decided them must have stopped making it.